Helicopter Westland Wessex HC.2 Serial wa138 Register XR516 used by Royal Air Force RAF. Built 1964. Aircraft history and location By Andy Marchmont Aircraft History XR516 Royal Air Force 1964-01-16Westland Wessex HC.2, c/n WA138, f/f 16jan64 del Royal Air Force as XR516 03feb64 to A2709, unk pres. Shawbury, unk. 18Sq/E by 1964 still Jun 1968 18Sq/BE by Sep 1976 still Jul 1979 2 FTS / WB by May 1984 still 1987 Shawbury store by Feb 1999, 18 Squadron 1994-07-24WB A Weston Beach Gardens HeliDays 1994 noted at Weston-super-Mare airshow 2FTS 1999 B HMS Sultanex 2 FTS / WB. Departed Shawbury storage for HMS Sultan mid 2FTS 2009-03-19 at RAF Shawbury 2012-11-22 C EGOS preserved gate guardian at RAF Shawbury 2013-01 C EGOS Gate Guard Send Updates Use APP to upload photo @ (optional) When Now? / / Send
